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US Defense Department uses CubeSats to test anti-hypersonic tech

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

The US Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency is using a pair of CubeSats to develop a system to track hostile ballistic and hypersonic missiles from launch to impact. Part of the Nanosat Testbed Initiative, the CubeSat Networked Comm...

Jul 15, 2021

Unconventional superconductor acts the part of a promising quantum computing platform

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists on the hunt for an unconventional kind of superconductor have produced the most compelling evidence to date that they've found one. In a pair of papers published in Science and Nature Communications, researchers at the University o...

Jul 15, 2021

Unlocking efficient light-energy conversion with stable coordination nanosheets

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Two-dimensional "nanosheets" made of bonds between metal atoms and organic molecules are attractive candidates for photoelectric conversion, but get corroded easily. In a new study, scientists from Japan and Taiwan present a new nanoshee...

Jul 15, 2021

The virus trap

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

To date, there are no effective antidotes against most virus infections. An interdisciplinary research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now developed a new approach: they engulf and neutralize viruses with nano-capsules tailore...

Jul 15, 2021

A noninvasive test to detect cancer cells and pinpoint their location

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MIT engineers have created a nanoparticle for cancer diagnosis that can reveal the presence of cancerous proteins through a urine test, and can also function as an imaging agent, pinpointing the tumor location.

Jul 15, 2021

Electrons in graphene drag light in their wake – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A 21st-century version of Fizeau drag shines a spotlight on electron interactions The post Electrons in graphene drag light in their wake appeared first on Physics World.

Jul 14, 2021

Google demonstrates vital step towards large-scale quantum computers

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Google has shown that its Sycamore quantum computer can detect and fix computational errors, an essential step for large-scale quantum computing, but its current system generates more errors than it solves

Jul 14, 2021

Google demonstrates vital step towards large-scale quantum computers

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Google has shown that its Sycamore quantum computer can detect and fix computational errors, an essential step for large-scale quantum computing, but its current system generates more errors than it solves

Jul 14, 2021

Google demonstrates vital step towards large-scale quantum computers

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Google has shown that its Sycamore quantum computer can detect and fix computational errors, an essential step for large-scale quantum computing, but its current system generates more errors than it solves

Jul 14, 2021

Razer's latest Blade 17 features 11th-gen Core i9 CPUs

Engadget   -   General News Websites

Razer has unveiled its latest Blade 17 with the latest NVIDIA and Intel parts targeted at both gamers and content creators. It also launched the more mild-mannered, but much cheaper and still pretty well-equipped Blade 15 Base, also equipped with ...

Jul 14, 2021

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